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Behind the Waves of Anti-Gay Crimes

This artical covers many hate crimes committed against Homosexual people. A popular term for these crimes is LBGT Crimes. (Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Gay, and Transgender) This article states that every year hate crime percents go down by one percent, however, hate crimes against homosexuals has increased about 6% each year. Several crimes are mentioned in this article such as a lesbian woman being gang-raped by four men because of her gender preference. The crimes mentioned in these articles are all committed against females, or transgender females. This articles purpose was to spread awareness of the hate crimes being committed against the homosexual population in out country.

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Author: Jessica Hanson-Weaver Date: January 19, 2009

Reactions: My initial reaction to these hate crimes is shock. I have many Bi-Sexual and Homosexual friends. I also began to wonder about motivation. What motivates so many people to hate homosexuals. Many state that it is their religion. In America 85% of people choose Christianity as their religion. However, in Christianity, though homosexuality is considered wrong, hate is also sinful. I wonder about other motivations for these crimes. Our society has made huge leaps towards true equality. However, in the grand scheme we are still very far away from acheiving what America is envisioned as. **